ESG

In the USA, the health care sector is responsible for 8.5 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and increasing of which anaesthesia plays a big part.

In other 1^st world countries, the range is between 3.5-10%

Volatile anaesthetics ( inhalation) are greenhouse gases that increase the carbon footprint of healthcare. Modelling studies indicate that TIVA  ( total intravenous anaesthesia) is 20 x less carbon intensive than volatile anaesthesia, with equivalent quality of care. 

TIVA-based strategy is associated with a drastic reduction in the carbon footprint and carbon-related social cost of general anaesthesia 

If nitrous oxide (laughing gas) is used as part of your anaesthetic, it significantly increases the environmental effect of your anaesthetic. Using 500ml of nitrous oxide every minute for a procedure lasting an hour will warm the atmosphere by an equivalent of 16kg CO_2. That is the same as driving a small car 106km.

Nitrous oxide is used in large volumes and remains in the atmosphere for 110 years, during which it continues to have a warming effect.

BARM™ is ideally placed to be used in operations utilising TIVA (intravenous administration of drugs). Real time monitoring, sensitivity to changing patient conditions, accurate predictive feedback and the potential to be used with pump delivery systems can play a big role in reducing a hospital’s carbon footprint and associated costs

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